Sunrise at Grand Canyon Photo

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Grand Canyon at sunrise. Shot 3 exposures and combined in photoshop into HDR. Its true - photos cannot do the Grand Canyon justice.

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isabela_sor (42078) 2009-03-07 6:08 [Comment]

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dcawker (5667) 2009-03-07 6:42

Excellent! I love the light and composition here too. Regards, Doug

maglex (1560) 2009-03-07 6:58

Hi Courtenay, this is simply amazing! This is really something I can say a true accomplishment. The expanded tonal range brings out the small details of the interchanging layers of the formation suggesting the procedure's usefulness in geologic applications. I would love to see the actual format of this. Thanks for sharing...Alex

cdmonson (2751) 2009-03-08 10:01

Hi Courtenay:

No, photos don't do it justice, but this one makes a good effort of it. You've captured a bit of the grandeur of the canyon with that sheer drop from the cliff at right to the canyon floor. I really like the soft light and colors here. Beautiful shot.

Clark

stetter (0) 2009-03-09 23:52

Reminds me of the many happy days I spent hiking the Canyon and rafting the Colorado - put a smile on my face thinking about it - -

mpb001 (4600) 2009-03-29 8:15

Hi Courtenay,
Stunning composite. I found it very difficult to get a wide dynamic range in single photos from here without using multiple layers. You've done a great job here and the scene appears natural. I can see that characteristic contrast and sharpness of the 17-40 lens shown here too.
Mike